Ismailia - A Narrative Of The Expedition To Central Africa By Sir Samuel W. Baker
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By the Nile traders' arrangements, the companies of Abou Saood receive
as their perquisite one-third of all the cattle - Page 444
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"By The Nile Traders' Arrangements, The Companies Of Abou Saood Receive As Their Perquisite One-Third Of All The Cattle That May Be Stolen In Successful Razzias.

"The consumption of cattle by these brigands is enormous.

All flour is purchased in exchange for flesh, while flesh is also necessary for food; thus the cow is being eaten at both ends.

"The frightful drain upon the country may be imagined by the following calculation, which is certainly below the truth: -

"If 1,000 loads of ivory must be carried to Ismailia, 2,000 cows are required as payment of carriers;

To capture in a razzia 3,000 cows, 1000 belong to the brigands as their perquisite; 300 are necessary to feed the native carriers and soldiers _____ during the journey; 3,300 cows are required to deliver 1,000 loads of ivory a distance of 165 miles, from Fatiko to Ismailia (Gondokoro).

A station of 350 men consumes daily . . . . 700 lbs. In addition, they require to exchange for flour . . . . 350 lbs. - - - Daily consumption of flesh . . 1,050 lbs.

"The oxen of the country do not average more than 170 lbs. cleaned. 2,255 beasts are thus required annually. - - - 5,555 oxen are necessary to feed and pay for the transport from a station only 350 strong; according to the customs of White Nile brigandage.

"It must be remembered that at least a thousand, and sometimes double that number of slaves, are prisoners in each station. All these must be fed. The same principle is adopted in the exchange of flesh for flour; thus the expenditure of cattle is frightful.

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